2013 Qatar Open

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2013 Qatar Open
DateDecember 31 – January 6
Edition21st
CategoryATP World Tour 250 series
Draw32S/16D
Prize money$1,024,000
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationDoha, Qatar
Champions
Singles
France Richard Gasquet
Doubles
Germany Christopher Kas / Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
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The 2013 Qatar Open (also known as 2013 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the Qatar Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, from December 31, 2012 through January 5, 2013.

Singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ESP David Ferrer 5 1
 FRA Richard Gasquet 10 2
 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 20 3
 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 25 4
 FRA Jérémy Chardy 32 5
 SRB Viktor Troicki 38 6
 ESP Feliciano López 40 7
 ESP Pablo Andújar 42 8
  • 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2012.

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Qatar Jabor Mohammed Ali Mutawa
  • Egypt Mohamed Safwat
  • Qatar Mousa Shanan Zayed

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Germany Daniel Brands
  • Germany Dustin Brown
  • Czech Republic Jan Hernych
  • Germany Tobias Kamke

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament
  • Belgium Xavier Malisse
  • Spain Rafael Nadal[1]

Doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 SWE Robert Lindstedt  SRB Nenad Zimonjić 28 1
 AUT Julian Knowle  SVK Filip Polášek 69 2
 ITA Daniele Bracciali  AUT Oliver Marach 72 3
 CZE František Čermák  SVK Michal Mertiňák 72 4
  • 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2012.

Other entrants[]

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

  • Qatar / Qatar Mousa Shanan Zayed
  • Qatar Jabor Mohammed Ali Mutawa / Egypt Mohamed Safwat

Finals[]

Singles[]

Main article: 2013 Qatar Open – Singles
  • France Richard Gasquet defeated Russia Nikolay Davydenko, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
  • It was Gasquet's 1st singles title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Doubles[]

Main article: 2013 Qatar Open – Doubles
  • Germany Christopher Kas / Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated Austria Julian Knowle / Slovakia Filip Polášek, 7–5, 6–4

References[]

General
  • "atpworldtour.com Doha tournament profile". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
Specific
  1. ^ "Nadal withdraws from Australian Open". Retrieved 28 December 2012.

External links[]

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